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• The City Hosts Silver Trumpet Reception During DuPont Clifford Brown Jazz Festival

  Posted on 06/18/2013 12:06 PM

  The DuPont Clifford Brown Jazz Festival will celebrate its 25th Anniversary with a Silver Trumpet Reception Block Party on Friday evening from 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

• City of Wilmington Encourages Residents to Join the Adopt-a-Block Program

  Posted on 06/13/2013 16:53 PM

  "The Adopt-a-Block Program helps teach our residents the importance and necessity of preserving the community and keeping our city clean," said Mayor Dennis P. Williams.

• Christina School District Officials To Appear Before a City Council Committee to Discuss Resolution Agreement Regarding Disciplinary Practices Toward African American Students

  Posted on 06/11/2013 17:00 PM

  Education, Youth and Families Committee to Welcome District Officials at a Committee Wednesday Afternoon in City Council Chambers

• City of Wilmington Appoints Morris James' Cleon L. Cauley, Sr. Commissioner of Public Works Department

  Posted on 06/10/2013 15:07 PM

  Mr. Cauley will begin his tenure with the City of Wilmington June 17, 2013.

• Wilmington City Council to Meet Tonight (Thursday, June 6) In Regular Session; Newly Formatted Council Agenda is Attached

  Posted on 06/06/2013 11:55 AM

  Revised Agenda Format Includes a Synopsis of Each Ordinance or Resolution to be Considered by Council

• Record Number of City Employees Participate in 100 Men Reading Day

  Posted on 06/06/2013 10:49 AM

  The event is the brainchild of Stacey Henry, president of Brandywine Valley Friends, and her 10-year-old daughter, Imani.

• City of Wilmington Replaces and Replants Stolen Bushes in Union Park Gardens

  Posted on 06/05/2013 12:01 PM

  As part of Community Project Day 2013, volunteers from Union Park Gardens planted 15 bushes along Bancroft Parkway.

• Mayor Williams Issues Statement Following Council Override

  Posted on 05/30/2013 18:48 PM

  Throughout this process, my Administration has worked diligently to achieve a compromise, and it is disheartening we were unable to reach an agreement.

• City Council Overrides the Mayor's Veto; The FY 2014 Budget Originally Approved by City Council on May 16 is Now Officially Law

  Posted on 05/30/2013 18:18 PM

  The Council-Approved Balanced Budget Supports Public Safety, the Creation of New Jobs, Small and Large Business Growth, Housing and Neighborhood Programs and Provides Sufficient Funding for All City Programs and Services

• Mayor Accepts Resignation of Public Works Director

  Posted on 05/30/2013 18:10 PM

  Mayor Williams accepted the resignation of Alfonso Ballard, Commissioner of Public Works, effective immediately.